Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have not been found to warrant a rating in excess of the current 10 percent ratings.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of bilateral upper leg injuries, finding that a disability of the thighs was not attributable to service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to issues with representation and missing documents.

The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance of another person or being housebound has been dismissed due to his death.

The Board denied the claim of service connection for cause of death due to prostate cancer, finding no evidence linking it to service or exposure to herbicides.

The Board denied the Veteran's petition to reopen her claim for service connection for ovarian cysts with chronic pelvic pain, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted. The March 2001 rating decision denying this claim was final.

The Veteran's claims for a blood disorder and vision disorder were denied as they are not causally or etiologically related to his military service.

The Board found that the Veteran's cause of death (respiratory failure due to lung metastasis as a result of colon cancer) was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and cannot be presumed to have been incurred therein.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's residuals of a left elbow injury with resection of the left radius head and neck do not warrant a schedular rating in excess of 30 percent, as his disability does not meet the criteria for higher ratings under Diagnostic Code 5212. The Veteran's left elbow arthritis is also rated at the maximum allowable under Diagnostic Codes 5003 and 5010.

The Veteran's residuals of a left perforated tympanic membrane are rated as non-compensable since February 2, 2006.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for pneumonia and pleurisy as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further examination and review of his claims, including the potential application of new presumptive provisions for ischemic heart disease.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by their representative, and the case is dismissed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of fractures of both hands, finding that there was no evidence linking his current hand disability to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to missing service treatment records and a need to attempt to obtain service personnel records. The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of cold injuries will be reconsidered.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals at the local regional office.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a lung nodule, claimed as pulmonary nodule/mass due to asbestos exposure is being remanded for further development and examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for a low back disability in March 1973. The new evidence submitted since that time does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim, and thus it is not reopened. The claims for bilateral hearing loss, left heel disability, sciatic nerve disability, blackout spells, and vertigo were also denied.

The Veteran's appeal for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance or by reason of being housebound was dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for adenocarcinoma was dismissed due to the death of the appellant.